After giving her contraceptives, she went mad, criticizing the prince for turning white-haired overn

Shen Ning's high fever subsided in the middle of the night.

As her consciousness gradually returned, she felt as if her body was being tightly bound by something, unable to move.

The man's breath penetrated her ears, his hot breath brushing against her skin.

But she was too exhausted to struggle and fell into a deep sleep again without realizing it.

When I woke up the next day, the fire in the cave had been rekindled.

Xie Linyuan sat opposite her, his gaze quietly fixed on her.

"You're awake?"

Shen Ning bit her thin lips and nodded, subconsciously glancing at herself.

His clothes were neatly arranged and there was nothing unusual about them.

"I had a high fever yesterday?"

Xie Linyuan gave a curt "hmm".

Shen Ning pursed her lips, her voice even lower: "Then, yesterday, you and I..."

Xie Linyuan snorted and handed her the water pouch beside him.

"How are you and I?"

Shen Ning's cheeks flushed slightly, and her fingertips trembled as she took the water pouch.

She was delirious with fever yesterday and only vaguely remembered him telling her to take off her wet clothes.

After that, I can't remember anything at all.

"It's nothing," she said, lowering her head.

Xie Linyuan's gaze lingered on her slightly flushed face for a moment before shifting away.

"Drink your water first. I have something to ask you."

Shen Ning nodded and took a few sips to moisten her dry throat before looking up at him.

"What would Your Highness like to ask?"

Xie Linyuan remained expressionless and asked, word by word, "Who do you want to marry?"

Shen Ning fell silent.

"Hmm?" Xie Linyuan's tone rose slightly.

"I have no idea."

"After the spring hunt, the young master of the Su family may come to propose marriage."

"The young marquis is a very good person, if only..."

"So, you want to marry him?" Xie Linyuan interrupted her, a cold smile playing on his lips.

Do you know why Su Mingfeng wants to marry you?

Shen Ning truly did not know this.

"I have no idea."

"It's because of your sister, Shen Wan." Xie Linyuan's tone was calm, but every word was clear.

"Wan'er?" Shen Ning frowned.

"Could it be that the young marquis is in love with Wan'er?"

Xie Linyuan: "Find out this matter yourself."

The man stood up, his tone returning to its usual aloofness.

"Now that it's dawn, it's time to return to Yanjing."

Shen Ning nodded and silently followed behind him.

His insistence on this today suggests he no longer wishes to marry her.

However, she never expected him to marry her.

If the two were to be reborn and become husband and wife again, they would only torment each other.

"Your Highness, what happened to your wrist?" Shen Ning noticed a strip of cloth wrapped around his wrist peeking out from under his sleeve.

Xie Linyuan remained expressionless, pulling his sleeve over to cover his wrist.

"I'm fine. I was just scratched by tree branches when I fell off the cliff yesterday."

After he finished speaking, he turned and walked out of the cave.

Shen Ning didn't ask any more questions and just quietly followed behind him.

After we came out of the cave, it was already bright outside.

Seven or eight assassins dressed in black knelt before Xie Linyuan.

"Your Highness, the bodies have all been cleaned up."

Xie Linyuan: "Did anyone else see it?"

The leader shook his head: "No."

"In that case, all of you may leave."

"yes!"

The man in black disappeared into the dense forest in an instant.

Shen Ning's breath hitched slightly.

It turns out he left last night to kill someone.

In her previous life, Princess Chaoyang's reputation was ruined after she fell off a cliff, which was said to be related to one person.

The man's appearance resembled that of his elder brother, Shen Yan.

Yesterday's events were likely orchestrated by someone to frame Chaoyang.

Since Xie Linyuan was a reborn person, he naturally had already laid out his plans in advance.

He spent the night in the cave with himself only to conceal his whereabouts and make it easier to get rid of that person.

Before long, the anxious calls of Princess Chaoyang and her guard Mo Yu could be heard from afar.

"Ninth Brother!"

"Your Highness!"

Chaoyang rushed over, and her eyes instantly reddened when she saw Xie Linyuan.

She immediately threw herself into his arms: "Ninth Brother! I thought you..."

Xie Linyuan gently held her shoulder, his voice tender: "Don't talk nonsense, stop crying."

Chaoyang wiped away her tears and looked at Xie Linyuan.

Xie Linyuan was sent to the Qin state as a hostage from a young age and suffered all kinds of torment.

She really didn't want her imperial brother to suffer any more mishaps.

After a moment of calm, she turned to Shen Ning, her eyes filled with gratitude and guilt.

"Miss Shen, how are you feeling?"

"Yesterday... you took that arrow for me. How could you be so foolish?"

Shen Ning shook her head slightly and smiled gently, "Your Highness is too kind."

"Princess, of noble birth, once saved me from danger. I feel that arrow was worth it."

Chaoyang felt even worse.

Shen Ning is at the prime of her life. If she is left with a scar from saving her, how will she ever get married?

She felt a pang of self-reproach: "It's all my fault. I should have listened to Ninth Brother and gone to the palace to keep Mother company. But I'm really worried about Ninth Brother."

"Chaoyang," Xie Linyuan said calmly.

"You should escort Miss Shen back first. My brother still has some matters to attend to."

After he finished speaking, he turned and left with Mo Yu.

"Ninth Brother!" Chaoyang couldn't help but call out to him.

Xie Linyuan paused in his steps.

"Is there some misunderstanding between Ninth Brother and Miss Shen?"

Chaoyang glanced at Shen Ning, then looked at him.

"I've always felt... that Ninth Brother treats Miss Shen very differently."

Xie Linyuan's brows furrowed slightly, and his voice turned cold.

"This has nothing to do with you. I saved her because she took an arrow for you; it was simply to repay a debt of gratitude."

After saying that, Xie Linyuan left without looking back.

Shen Ning stood there, feeling as if a cold wind had blown into her chest, causing a dull ache, and even breathing became difficult.

"Shen Ning," Chaoyang said, taking her hand with concern.

"What exactly happened between you and Ninth Brother?"

Shen Ning shook her head and said softly, "It's nothing."

"Then... are you really going to marry the young master of the Su family?" Chaoyang asked again.

Shen Ning remained silent for a long time, her mind in turmoil.

She bit her lip, her eyes slightly red.

"Princess, I...I don't know either."

Looking at her like this, Chaoyang sighed softly: "Never mind, let's not think about these things for now."

"But don't worry, you probably won't be able to marry Su Mingfeng."

The spring hunt ended the next day.

The news of Xie Linyuan and Shen Ning falling off the cliff was secretly suppressed by Chaoyang.

Chaoyang claimed that Shen Ning had spent the night with her at the princess's residence.

As for Xie Linyuan, he has always been elusive, and no one dares to question him.

After Shen Ning was secretly sent back to the princess's residence, she heard about something interesting.

"Yesterday, your cousin from the Shen family fell into a deep pit in the hunting grounds with Prince Chen and was trapped there all night."

Chaoyang paused as he spoke, his expression becoming somewhat subtle.

"I heard... the two of them had physical intimacy in the pit."

"What?" Shen Ning looked surprised.

Shen Rou is probably so angry she'll vomit blood.

"It snowed last night. The pit was deep and cold. The two of them huddled together to keep warm, and somehow, that kind of thing happened."

"The Yu family's daughter is from Yongzhou after all; there is absolutely no way she can become the principal wife."

"There might still be some hope if I take her as a concubine."

Shen Ning sneered inwardly.

Let Yu Jingshu disgust Shen Rou to death, and let the two sisters fight it out to their hearts' content.

"Princess," she said, her expression hardening.

"I have a request to make."

"What is it? Please speak freely."

Shen Ning took a deep breath: "I've heard that the princess keeps two Mongolian tiger dogs in her residence. May I... borrow them for a while?"